Sundance 2016: Premieres and Documentary Premieres in pictures

by Jonny Cournoyer, Claire Folger, Indignant Productions Inc, Eric McNatt, Annette Brown, Regan MacStravic/BleeckerStreet, Holly Dog Films, KPJR Films, Jeong Park, Peter Zeitling, Karen Bernstein, Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival, ABC Australia, Wayne Miller, Jojo Pennebaker, Nicole Rivelli, Ross McDonnell, Josh Salzman, Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Anna Wloch, Jackson Lee Davis, Linda Callerus, Michael Jackson Estate, Jack Robinson Vogue, Damin Garca, Amber Wilkinson, Eric Koretz

Showcases of films from, mainly, established filmmakers, set to hit cinemas across the world in the coming year. Click on the images for a larger view. Read more from the festival.

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